ESA's new Additive Manufacturing Benchmarking Centre will provide a simple and easy way for ESA projects and hi-tech companies to investigate the potential of 3D printing for their work. The move will see the ESA call on the expertise of the Coventry-based MTC, which offers access to the latest state-of-the-art 3D printing capabilities, allowing prototype parts to be produced and then assessed in terms of their suitability for specific applications.